The presidency has reacted to comments made by the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, claiming that members of the terrorist group called Boko Haram are better equipped than the Nigerian Army. Shettima had on Monday said, “I made it emphatically clear to Mr President that the Boko Haram members are better armed and motivated…
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Ibinabo Takes AGN To Jonathan
President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ibinabo Fiberesima, on Tuesday, led some members of the guild to Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power. She, along with about 79 other stakeholders in Nollywood, paid a courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and installed him as AGN’s Grand Patron. Nollywood gladiators…
Ex-Skye Bank Staff Bags 115 Years Imprisonment
A court in Lagos has sentenced a former banker identified as Jamiu Seun Odunayo to 115 years imprisonment. Odunayo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Lagos High court sitting in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Adebisi Akinlade. Odunayo was convicted on Monday, February 17, 2014 with no option of fine…
Senate Confirms Obanikoro, 10 Others As Ministers; Salik Dropped
The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed Senator Musiliu Obanikoro from Lagos State as minister. The former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, along with 10 others, was given the nod by the lawmakers. President Goodluck Jonathan had sent his ministerial nominees to the Senate for approval. Others confirmed by members…
Poly Students Stage Protest In Abuja, Block Wike
Some aggrieved students of polytechnics in Nigeria staged a demonstration in the nation’s capital, Abuja on Monday afternoon to kick against their continued stay at home, following the strike embarked upon by their teachers since mid-2013. The students also prevented the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike from entering his office. They stormed the ministry of…
Book Haram Better Equipped Than Nigerian Army–Gov Shettima
“I made it emphatically clear to Mr President that the Boko Haram members are better armed and motivated [than the Nigerian Army], the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima has confessed. Shettima made this confession on Monday after briefing President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the service chiefs of the attacks in Borno State over the…
Fashola Appends 'No Smoking' Bill
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has signed into the ‘No Smoking in Public Places Bill’ earlier passed by the State House of Assembly. The Governor stated that the law would further complement his administration’s effort towards protecting the lives of residents of the ‘aquatic state’, as Lagos is also called. The law stipulates…
FG Suspends NIGCOMSAT Boss
The Federal Government has directed the Managing Director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, Ltd Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, to embark on an indefinite leave. The order was handed out to him on Monday through the Minister of Communications and Technology, Omobola Johnson. The directive, contained in a statement released in Lagos, noted that Ahmed-Rufai was asked…
Yoruba Cuisines To Try
The best way to most people’s heart is via good food and entertainment. This is one thing the Yoruba tribe are very good at doing. Yorubas have a number of mouthwatering and finger licking meals that will leave you demanding for more. So, when you find yourself in any part of South West Nigeria where…
Ogun Guber Aspirant, Gboyega Isiaka In Alleged N2.8b Fraud Mess
‘It’s A Lie’–He Defends A governorship hopeful in 2015 under the platform of the Labour Party in Ogun State, Gboyega Isiaka, has been alleged of having a hand in a N2.8 billion fraud. GNI, as he is fondly called by his political associates, is being accused of the mess by the Commissioner for Finance in…